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• the present invention relates to mitoxantrone solutions which, in addition to the active compound mitoxantrone (1,4-dihydroxy-5, 8-bis[[2-[(2-hydroxyethyl)amino]ethyl)-amino]9,10-anthraquinone, or its dihydrochloride salt known as novantrone, contain a stabilizer and are free of sulfite compounds, and the use of these solutions for injection and as an infusion solution concentrate.
• mitoxantrone solutions which, in addition to the active compound mitoxantrone (1,4-dihydroxy-5, 8-bis[[2-[(2-hydroxyethyl)amino]ethyl)-amino]9,10-anthraquinone, or its dihydrochloride salt known as novantrone, contain a stabilizer and are free of sulfite compounds, and the use of these solutions for injection and as an infusion solution concentrate.
• the dihydrochloride salt of mitoxantrone is an anthraquinone derivative having the chemical name 1,4-dihydroxy-5, 8-bis[[2-[(2-hydroxyethyl)amino]ethyl]-amino]9,10-anthraquinone or its hydrochloride of the formula ##STR1## Empirical formula: C 22 H 28 N 4 O 6 .2 HCl
• Mitoxantrone or its salt novantrone exhibit antineoplastic, antiviral, antiprotozoal and immunomodulating properties.
• the compound is of great benefit as a cytostatic, in particular in the therapy of carcinoma of the breast, malignant lymphomas, acute leukemias, primary liver cell carcinoma and ovarian carcinoma.
• Aqueous solutions of this compound have gained acceptance as a pharmaceutical formulation.
• the stability of mitoxantrone in aqueous solution is, however, quite limited.
• the compound is subject to oxidative decomposition if measures are not taken to slow this degradation or, better yet, to prevent it.
• Metal ions in particular, even in very low concentrations, can be used to increase this trend. This degradation can also be counteracted by the use of antioxidants.
• European patent No. B-0 236,822 describes a preparation which is stabilized by a combination of a sodium metabisulphite, antioxidant at a specific pH, and disodium edetate as chelating agent, and glycine. Although this preparation is stable, it is unsatisfactory due to side effects of the additives. The use of sodium metabisulphite is disadvantageous even if it is very effective as a stabilizer.
• Mitoxantrone solutions are commercially available. With a sulfite additive hypersensitivity reactions with in some cases serious side effects have been reported in man. When using preparations which contain sulfite in the concentrations customarily employed, life-threatening complications have been mentioned in the case of asthmatics with sulfite sensitivity.
• a strongly acidic pH of less than 3 also has a disadvantageous effect, both on the tolerability and on the stability of the solutions, as reported by Wang, Da-Peng; Liang, Gow-Zaw; Tu, Yu-Hsing; Stability of mitoxantrone hydrochloride in solution, Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy, 20(11), 1895-1903 (1994).
• the object of the present invention is to provide an aqueous preparation which is free of sulfites, avoids the known side effects, and is stable over a relatively long period under normal storage conditions and also at an elevated temperature of 30° C.
• the invention comprises an aqueous solution of from about 1 to about 5 mg/ml mitoxantrone or its hydrochloride with from about 0.001 to about 0.15% wt sodium edetate, sodium chloride, sodium acetate and acetic acid at a pH of from about 3.0 to about 4.5.
• sodium edetate is present in an amount of about 0.04% wt.
• the solution of the present invention can be used as an injectable solution, and as a chemotherapeutic infusion solution concentrate for the treatment of the aforementioned cancers. It avoids the known side effects and has the stability required of pharmaceutical preparations.
• the auxiliary ingredients sodium chloride and sodium acetate, acetic acid and sodium edetate are dissolved in water with suitably low oxygen content.
• the mitoxantrone hydrochloride is dissolved in one part of this solution.
• This active compound containing solution is added to the remaining part of the solution of the auxiliary ingredients and is made up to the final volume suitably with low-oxygen water containing suitably less than 0.6 ppm O 2 , or maximum 7% of the amount required for O 2 saturation.
• the resulting solution is filtered and then dispensed into presterilized injection ampoules or vials, sealed and/or crimp-capped.
• Conventional germproof filters are used for sterilization, such as, for example, membrane filters having a pore size of 0.2 ⁇ m.
• the water that is employed must be sterile and pyrogen-free according to the requirements of e.g. the European Pharmacopoeia 1997.
• the injection vials are suitably e.g. of Glass Type I according to the requirements of the European Pharmacopoeia 1997.
• sodium chloride, sodium acetate, acetic acid and disodium edetate are dissolved in the water of which the oxygen content was previously reduced.
• the solution is subdivided into two parts and mitoxantrone hydrochloride is dissolved in one part, which is mixed with the other part of the solution and made up to the final volume with water of suitably low oxygen contents and then the solution is sterilized by filtration through a membrane filter.
• a vial containing about 12.5 ml of an about 0.2% wt injectable mitoxantrone solution of the example showed the following:

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